* The British navy had more ships destroyed by fungi during the American Revolution than what were lost in combat. 
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    * The largest living multi-cell organism is the underground portion of a single Armillaria mushroom.  In Michigan, one extends more than 30 acres. 
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    * During World War II, Stalin executed several veterinarians when the horses under their care began to die.  However,  after the executions, the horses continued to die.  Execution orders for the newly hired veterinarians were already prepared when the real reason for the deaths was discovered:  black mold (Stachybotrys) was found in the feed. 
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    * It's been estimated that 60% of all allergies are caused by molds. 
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    * There can be up to 2 million dust mites in a typical mattress. 
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    * In the United States population, approximately:
          o 25%    have allergies
          o 12.5% have sinusitis
          o 10%    have asthma

    Of these, 60% do not know how to treat the indoor air problem other than treating the symptoms with prescriptions or over the counter drugs. 
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Energy and Conservation

    * If just 10% of U.S. households replaced their old heating and cooling equipment with an energy star qualified model, and ensured that it was sized and installed properly, it would prevent the equivalent emissions of more than 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gases. 
      Alliance to Save Energy

    * If every U.S. household replaced just one incandescent bulb with an energy star qualified flourescent bulb, it would save enough energy to light 7 million homes and save $600 million in utility bills. 
      Alliance to Save Energy

    * If you replace a typical 1980, 20-cubic-foot refrigerator with an energy-efficient 2003 model, you'll save more than 800 kWh and almost a ton of Carbon Dioxide emissions per year. 
      Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 8th Edition

    * Los Angeles violated federal smog standards 65 times in 1995. 
      FirstScience.com

    * Vehicles of a pre-1990 vintage emit up to 65 times more hydrocarbon emissions than a 2001 vehicle. 
      FirstScience.com 

    * According to a 2005 studyby a Health Canada researcher, air pollution in eight major cities (Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Calgary, and Vancouver) kills an estimated 5,900 Canadians every year. 
      MedHunters.com

    * Global warming, created in part by greenhouse gases, is shrinking the world's glaciers.  When Montana's Glacier National Park was created in 1910, it held some 150 glaciers.  Now fewer than 30 greatly shrunken glaciers remain. Tropical glaciers are in even more trouble.  The legendary snows of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro 19,340-foot (5,895-meter) peak have melted by some 80 percent since 1912 and could be gone by 2020. 
      National Geographic

    * Americans throw away about 35 billion aluminum cans every year. 
      California Dept. of Conservation, 2005

    * Recycling a 6-pack of aluminum cans saves the same amount of energy needed to drive a car 5 miles. 
      California Dept. of Conservation, 2005

    * Glass takes 1,000,000 years to decompose. 
      California Dept. of Conservation, 2005

  * A birch tree gives off 70 gallons of water per day in evaporation. 
      Family of Southern California Water Agencies